Arts & Life

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'Fresh Air' Marks The 90th Birthday Of Broadway Composer John Kander

3:25pm March 17, 2017

Kander and his partner, Fred Ebb, wrote the songs for a number of musicals, including Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Cabaret. Kander spoke to Terry Gross in 1991 and 2015.

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With 'T2: Trainspotting,' Director Danny Boyle Proves You can Go Home Again

3:25pm March 17, 2017

by David Edelstein

More than 20 years after the release of the original film about a band of thieving Scottish junkies, Boyle returns to the same characters. Critic David Edelstein calls the new film "tremendous fun."

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Sea algae at low tide along the Irish coast. Seaweed was long a part of Irish cuisine. Nutrient-rich, it helped some survive the Great Famine. Irish cooks reviving the practice say it's not just good for you – it's a zap of flavor from the sea.

Want To Eat Green For St. Patrick's Day? Do It The Irish Way — With Seaweed

1:33pm March 17, 2017

by Deena Prichep

Algae was long a part of Irish cuisine. Nutrient-rich, it helped some survive the Great Famine. Irish cooks reviving the practice say it's not just good for you – it's a zap of flavor from the sea.

Doodled Coffee And Books. Retro cartoon style sketchy reading and coffee in a library.

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Louise Erdrich, Matthew Desmond Lead National Book Critics Circle Winners

1:04pm March 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The authors — who won awards in the fiction and nonfiction categories, respectively — were just two of the writers who emerged Thursday with one of the literary world's most renowned prizes.

Julie Andrews presides over a quintet of youngsters who are getting their first chance at putting on a play in Julie's Greenroom, which is available on Netflix on Friday.

Arts

Julie Andrews Teams Up With Henson Puppets In Netflix's 'Greenroom'

12:15pm March 17, 2017

by David Bianculli

Andrews presides over a quintet of youngsters who are putting on a play in her new Netflix series. Critic David Bianculli calls Julie's Greenroom a celebration of creative collaboration.

Arts

Toy Joy

12:00pm March 17, 2017

In this game, every answer is a toy or game paired with a word that rhymes with that toy.

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Mr. Shouty

12:00pm March 17, 2017

Hollywood's most famous yeller, Samuel L. Jackson, finally stars in his own game! Contestants must identify movies starring Mr. Jackson just from clips of him shouting.

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Judy Gold: Very Special Episodes

12:00pm March 17, 2017

Comedian Judy Gold talks about coming out to her audience, and her podcast "Kill Me Now," where celebrities reveal what makes them angry. Then we quiz her on strange episodes of classic sitcoms.

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This, That Or The Other

12:00pm March 17, 2017

Contestants are given the title of a book and must guess if it was written by an FBI agent, an Olympic athlete, or a participant on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette.

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Literal Songs

12:00pm March 17, 2017

Jonathan Coulton makes songs with one-word titles even more straightforward, by changing their lyrics so that each song is quite literally about the title. Contestants buzz in to identify the song.

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